Manager, Rates and Electrification - Carbon-Free Buildings Program

Job Description:

RMI is seeking a Manager who is motivated to shape the future of clean energy and efficiency in the U.S. buildings sector. If you are familiar with energy systems at the building level and the utility level, are prepared to engage in a wide range of activities from quantitative analysis to facilitation to regulatory engagement, we invite you to join our Buildings program.

We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. 

Application deadline: August 16th, 2026 at 11:59pm CST

Program Overview 

RMI's Buildings Program works to transform residential and commercial buildings for energy efficiency, electrification, reduce embodied carbon, and support a low-carbon electric grid. Our team supports regulatory and policy change, innovative market strategies, and new technology development and adoption, all to reduce emissions while improving affordability, resilience, health, and economic outcomes. 

Position Overview    

RMI is seeking a Manager to lead research, analysis, and collaboration projects aimed at improving the economics and adoption of clean energy and electrification in the U.S. buildings sector. While specific projects will vary over time, this Manager will be responsible for our rate design analysis and research, and should be familiar with electric rate design in the U.S. utility sector. The role includes conceptual research and thought leadership regarding the role of advanced rate design in supporting electrification and a clean energy transition while improving energy affordability, along with stakeholder engagement and technical assistance for state-specific or utility-specific engagements.

This position sits within RMI’s Buildings Program – including an emphasis on rate impacts on electrification and demand flexibility – but offers an opportunity to integrate rates work across sector-specific work at RMI, including implications for transportation electrification, electric system affordability, and industrial electrification and demand flexibility. This Manager may also support a variety of additional projects, from regulatory research to consulting with actors across the real estate and utility sectors and state governments.

This role will report to a Principal on the Buildings Program.

Core Responsibilities 

Thought leadership and project delivery

• Manage the long-term rates work stream for RMI, including developing strategic goals and tracking progress, planning and managing project execution and timelines, and delivering high quality outputs.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader on rate design opportunities, ensuring technical rigor and feasibility of solutions.

• Oversee the continued development, maintenance, and quality control of in-house analytical tools for rate analytics (built in Python and Excel), guiding junior staff on analytical modeling and method design.

• Develop presentations, research reports, articles, webinars, and other materials for external audiences.

• Synthesize complex technical and policy information into clear findings and actionable recommendations. 

Stakeholder engagement

• Facilitate working sessions with a mix of internal and external participants to build shared progress and knowledge.

• Build and maintain relationships with industry partners, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and national thought leaders to support durable solutions across this range of actors.

Donor and client support

• Contribute to grant reporting and progress tracking.

• Support proposal development for both philanthropic and fee-for-service opportunities.

People and project management

• Manage 1-3 junior staff, providing day-to-day guidance, technical coaching, and direct support for their professional growth.

• Oversee project budgets, work plans, and staffing allocations across multiple projects.

Required Qualifications 

• Experience & education: Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, public policy, finance, or a related quantitative field

• 6+ years of relevant professional experience (or an advanced degree plus 4+ years) in building decarbonization, utility regulation, electric rate design, or clean energy policy.

• People leadership & staff support: Direct experience managing staff or leading project teams, with a demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members, delegate effectively, provide constructive feedback, and support their professional development.

• Analytics & domain oversigh